VOMIT!
How perverted, a sick joke!
I live in FL. I have seen their idea of "guardianship" for children through social services and through this organization.
I keep thinking this is the group Ronald Reagan was thinking of when he said, "The scariest words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help you.'"
I've seen guardians destroy families and lives, because of perverted liberal socialistic ideas - they step in where not needed or wanted and wreck lives - and feel self-satisfied doing it, with the full weight of nanny government behind them.
Organizations like this is why I am a conservative. Beware lest these liberal do-gooders ever get your life in their hands.
Can't think of it right this minute, but somewhere in the Bible is a verse about
'calling evil good and good evil.'
This brings that to mind.
Why wouldn't they give him an award? If he had lost his case, it would have meant the exposure of the corruption of the FL guardianship program which is a bi-partisan scandal and "full-employment act" for the legal establishment. The legal profession gave Judge Greer an award, so surely both Schiavo and Felos are entitled to one for hanging tough too. Felos will no doubt be named "Ambulance Chaser of the Year" shortly.
Here's what could have happened for Terri if the man with control over her life (oh, and her money), had not been an atrocious pro-death killer:
About Brain Injury:
Rancho Los Amigos Scale / The Levels of Coma
I. No Response
Patient appears to be in a deep sleep and is unresponsive to stimuli.
II. Generalized Response
Patient reacts inconsistently and nonpurposefully to stimuli in a nonspecific manner. Reflexes are limited and often the same, regardless of stimuli presented.
III. Localized Response
Patient responses are specific but inconsistent, and are directly related to the type of stimulus presented, such as turning head toward a sound or focusing on a presented object. He may follow simple commands in an inconsistent and delayed manner.
IV. Confused-Agitated
Patient is in a heightened state of activity and severely confused, disoriented, and unaware of present events. His behavior is frequently bizarre and inappropriate to his immediate environment. He is unable to perform self-care. If not physically disabled, he may perform automatic motor activities such as sitting, reaching and walking as part of his agitated state, but not necessarily as a purposeful act.
V. Confused-Inappropriate, Non-Agitated
Patient appears alert and responds to simple commands. More complex commands, however, produce responses that are nonpurposeful and random. The patient may show some agitated behavior it is in response to external stimuli rather than internal confusion. The patient is highly distractible and generally has difficulty in learning new information. He can manage self-care activities with assistance. His memory is impaired and verbalization is often inappropriate.
VI. Confused-Appropriate
Patient shows goal-directed behavior, but relies on cueing for direction. He can relearn old skills such as activities of daily living, but memory problems interfere with new learning. He has a beginning awareness of self and others.
VII. Automatic-Appropriate
Patient goes through daily routine automatically, but is robot-like with appropriate behavior and minimal confusion. He has shallow recall of activities, and superficial awareness of, but lack of insight to, his condition. He requires at least minimal supervision because judgment, problem solving, and planning skills are impaired.
VIII. Purposeful-Appropriate
Patient is alert and oriented, and is able to recall and integrate past and recent events. He can learn new activities and continue in home and living skills, though deficits in stress tolerance, judgment, abstract reasoning, social, emotional, and intellectual capacities may persist.
http://www.waiting.com/rancholosamigos.html
Moral Absolutes Ping.
Well, now we know where the Florida State Guardianship Association stands in the scope of things. Anyone living in FL or with friends or relatives there, watch out.
Shows how little the adoration of men means.
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